(a) At the commencement of each regular session of the Legislature, the department shall submit to the Legislature a report summarizing information required under, and programs authorized by, Sections 118.6, 216, and 820 of, and Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 156) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of, the Streets and Highways Code.
(b) Information on other program activities may be included in the biennial report at the discretion of the department.
(c) The report required by this section shall also include all of the following:
(1) An evaluation of significant air transportation issues anticipated to be of public concern during the five-year period commencing January 1 of the year preceding the date for submission of the report and beyond.
(2) Recommended modifications to state and federal law, where appropriate.
(3) An overview of necessary future investments in the development and maintenance of the state’s air transportation system.
(4) An analysis of the department’s organizational and staff needs relative to its air transportation responsibilities.
(5) A review of state aeronautics policy.
In preparing the portion of the report required by this subdivision, the department shall fully consider and incorporate air transportation needs as identified by local government and the private sector, as well as the need to fully integrate air transportation issues and concerns into the mission of the department.
(d) The report required by this section shall also include all of the following:
(1) The status of alternative technologies in transportation, including, but not limited to, the efforts made in research development. The alternative technologies reported on shall seek to improve public safety, energy efficiency, and air quality.
(2) Alternatives to fossil fuels to power transportation devices, including alternative methods of propulsion of motor vehicles.